Unit 1 Travel,第一课时,Warming Up,The Great Wall It was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty,Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province The west end of the Great Wall,“ The Old Dragon Head ” The east end of the Great Wall,老龙头,万里长城犹如一条巨龙，其龙头伸于渤海之中掀浪戏水，人们俗称此地为“老龙头”。老龙头位于山海关城南约5公里处，是明万里长城军事防御体系的重要组成部分，也是山海关景区的重要景点。 老龙头呈半岛状伸入海中，墙体沿海岸线自然弯曲延伸，由石块垒砌而成，分为入海石城、海庙店、靖卤台、南海口、澄海楼、宁海城和滨海长城等七部分。其中入海石城相传为明朝抗倭名将戚继光所筑；澄海楼则是老龙头的最高点，是观海胜地，清朝皇帝康熙、乾隆曾多次登临此楼。,Shanhaiguan Pass “ The First Pass under Heaven ”,A beacon tower,Questions:,1. Have you ever been to the Great Wall? 2. Where is The First Pass under Heaven? 3. What do you know about the Great Wall?,The Great wall,The Great Wall is also called the “ Ten Thousand li Great Wall ”. It is one of the wonders of the world. It is the longest wall in the world and runs across north China like a huge dragon. It has a history of over 2,000 years. In old times, it was very difficult to build such a wall.,Dialogue,Mr. Henson, an American engineer, has come to Beijing on business for the first time. He is talking to Ma Li, a tour guide. Mr. Henson: Ma Li, I hope to visit the Great Wall first while Im here. Ma Li: OK. We can go to Badaling to see the Great Wall tomorrow. Its not far from this hotel. Heres a booklet with a brief introduction to the Great Wall. You can read it this evening and Ill pick you up at 8 tomorrow Morning. Mr. Henson: Great! Thanks.,The Great Wall,Read the text fast, and then answer the following questions.,Fast Reading,Where is the Great Wall? 2. When was the Great Wall first built? 3. Why did they build the Wall? 4. Who decided to have the wall linked and extended? 5. How did they build it? 6. When was the Great Wall rebuilt? 7. Why did the ancient people build many beacon towers on the Wall?,Questions,Answer the following questions according to the text.,1. Where is the Great Wall?,2. When was the Great Wall first built?,The Great Wall is located in the north of China.,Building of the Great Wall first began during the period of the Warring States.,3. Why did they build the Wall?,4. Who decided to have the walls linked and extended ?,They built the Walls to protect their countries.,The first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty decided to have the walls linked and extended.,6. When was the Great Wall rebuilt?,The Wall was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty.,5. How did they build it?,They build it by band.,In ancient times, when the enemy came, solders would make fires or smoke to send alarm signals from the beacon towers.,7. Why did the ancient people build many beacon towers on the Wall?,Read the text frequently and do the “Reading Comprehension” on page 3,Homework,第二课时,Intensive Reading,Read the first paragraph, and then fill in the blanks with the information from the text.,The Great Wall is one of the worlds most famous wonders. It _of China.,is located in the north,Building of the Great Wall first began during the period of the_ (476-221BC). The walls _to protect these states. In 221BC, the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified China and decided to have the walls _ and _ .,Read the second paragraph, and then fill in the blanks with the information from the text.,Warring States,were built,linked,extended,_ that one million people _ to build the Wall. It took them more than ten years to build it. People had to carry all the stones, bricks and lime up to the top of mountains _. The amount of bricks and stones which _to build the Wall is believed _a wall five meters high and one meter thick around the earth.,Read the third paragraph, and then fill in the blanks with the information from the text.,It is said,were forced,by hand,were used,to be enough to build,Homework,1. Recite one of the paragraphs. 2. Review the text we learned. 3. Preview the last paragraphs.,第三课时,The Great Wall was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty _. It extends from _to _. Its total length is more than _. It is one of the great creations of _. In 1987 it _by UNESCO as a _.,6,700 kilometers,Read the 4-5 paragraph, and then fill in the blanks with the information from the text.,in the 16th century,Shanhaiguan Pass,Jiayuguan Pass,the ancient Chinese people,was listed,World Heritage Site,Language points,1. The Great Wall is one of the worlds most famous wonders。 one of +名词复数 .之一 2. be located. 位于 ; 坐落于. eg: (1) Our school is located in the center of the city. (2) The village is located at the foot of the mountain.,3. the Warring States Period = the Period of the Warring States. 战国时期 4. Protect 是“保护”“防御”的意思，常与from或 against连用。 protect.from / against “保护.以防.” eg: (1) You need warm clothes to protect you from the cold. (2) The girl is wearing the sun glasses to protect her eyes from the sunlight.,5. BC “公元前”, before Christ 之略,通常写在数字之后。 AD “